Display form



July 27, 1943. P. CHERDAKOFF DISPLAY FORM Filed Aug. 4, 1941 INVENTOR.

PIE R RE CHERDAKOFF BY 2 a TORNEY when set up, willsupport' and display a stocking, connecting 'memberfC preview withffour'suit formance of its stated functions. porting the entire display formin upright posi- And with the above and other objects in view, tion, is a base D having an arcuate slot 9 for my invention resides in the novel features of grippingly engaging the toe-portion l of the' 1, form, construction, arrangement, and combinamember A, asbest seen in Figural. l v V tion of parts presently described and pointed out 20' Ordinarily, the display formwill be shipped in in the claims. a flat, so-called knock-down package and may In the accompanying drawing very readily be set up or assembled by interfitting Patented July 27, 1943 I l i 2 325 173?" 1 i UNITE-D crane-s I a. f 2;s25,1 7 3 I v DISPLAY ronM v ..::Pierre Cherdakofi, University H uni cation Aug st 4, 1 941," S eria 1NbrdlltgGS v team's, (c1.",2 2'75) I p N This invention relates f ne'rally ,Th erriemberBincludes a base-portionEilcngi;

forms and, more particularlyf,' to a certainHnew tudinal bifurcatedor forked, as at 5', for dovetail; and useful f improvement in' forms 'espec'ally inte'rfittlng' endwise: engagement-with, and at adapted for displaying ladie's hosiery. r 7 right angles tQjIthememb A at th kl 1 i; My invention has for its primarycbjec he hand upstanding frorn 'the base-porticn 5, are provision of .a hosiery display form of so-called suitably elongated strips ,5, fl, respectively c'cnknock-down type, which is extremely simple,f jinformingtt o the inner andouteigsidecontours of I expensive, and. durable in structure, whichmay thecalf-of a human'leg, all as bestf'seen inFigbe readily shipped or transportedin a flat, coimure 2. l

pact package, which may be quickly, s'jimply,f 'and 10 rovided fordetachable co-operatio ntwith the conveniently set up for vdisplay purposes and, companion members-A and B, isatopjor, cross in such a manner as will realistically simulate ably positioned and shaped'apertures G'for snugthe appearance of the stocking upon the Wearers fitting engagement with the upper endsuof the limb, and which is highly efficient in the perstrips 2,3, 6, l, and similarly provided for sup- Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken the members A,,B ,and C, as shown in Figures 1 away and in section, of a hosiery display form and 2, therebypr oviding what may Well be deconstructed in accordance with and embodying 2 scribed as a three-dimensional display form. A

my present invention; stocking is ,then'readily slippedover the assem- Figure 2 is a front elevational view, partly bled form very much in the same manneras it broken away and. in section, of the disp ay form; Would be P On the human G Figure 3 is a plan view of the top or cross-conulating or base-portion I of the member A is necting member of the display form; and 39 then inserted at its toe l' into the base slot 9,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional tightly wedging, but not damagingthe foot-porview of the display form taken approximately tion of the displayed stocking, and holding the along the line 4-4, Figure 1. entire display in "upright, attention-compelling Referring now in moredetail and by reference position. i characters to the drawing, which illustrates a The form fulfills in every respect the objects preferred embodiment of my invention, the stated, andJit should beunderstood that changes hosiery display form comprises a first or primary and modifications in the contour, construction, member A and a second or complementary memarrangement, and combination of the several ber B both stamped, dyed, blanked, or otherwise parts of thedisplay form may be made and subconstructed 'flatwise preferably of heavy card- 40 stituted for those herein shown and described board, fibreboard, or other suitable material. with ut departing from the nature andprincipl lhe member A preferably integrally includes a of my invention, 7 C v foot-portion l contoured in fiatwise simulation of Having thus described my invention, w I

or resemblance to a human foot, and eXtendl'ng claim and. desire to secure by Letters Patentisf' upwardly from the foot-portion l, we front fiat 1' A hosiery display form comprising a first s confer a formation of a human leg. As best seen in Figm pproxlmately to the sldewls-e sllhouette of a human leg and foot and including, as a unit, ure 1, the foot-simulating portion 1 is formed in a foot pgrtion and front and rear strips projectspaced relation to its base or lower face with a 5 m upwardly from th foot-portion, said strips so-called ankle-marg d in Such margin and being. disposed registrably in spaced relation. in app o m y midway intermediate the from the same vertical plane and said member having and rear strips 2, 3, the portion I is provided with an upwardly opening slot jn t footaportion a slot or recess 4, for a purpose presently appeartermediate said strips, a second flat skeleton ing and all as best seen in Figure 1. r member contoured and outlined to conform *a proximately to the frontwise silhouette of ahuman leg above the ankle and including, as a unit; a base-portion and side strips projecting upwardly from the base-portion, said strips being likewise disposed registrably in spaced relation in the same vertical plane and the second member having a downwardly opening slot in its baseportion and said members being adapted at said slotted foot and base portions for interfitting ri htn u a nga ement onewi n th other n crossed display formation, and means engageable with said strips for retaining said members in crossed display formation. I 4.

t 2. A hosiery display form comprising a first? fiat skeleton member contoured and outlineggtq conform approximately to the sidewisesilhouette of a human leg and foot and including; asa-unit,--

right-angular engagement one with the other in crossed .display formation, and an apertured ring-like member engageablewith the strips at their upper ends for retaining said members in crossed display formation.

3. A hosiery display form comprising a first flat skeleton member contoured to conform approximately to'the sidewise silhouette of a human leg and foot and integrally including a foot-portion and front and rear strips projecting upwardly from the foot-portion, said} strips being disposed registrably in spaced relation in the same vertical plane and said member having an upwardly opening slot in its foot-portion intermediate said strips; a second fiat skeleton member contoured to conform approximately to the frontwise silh'ouo tte-of ahuman leg above the ankle and ina foot-portion and front andtroa strips@yoiecta v ing upwardly from the foot-portion, said strips it being disposed registrably in spaced relation in the same verticalpmne andsa dmemher. ha in an upwardly opening slot in, itsi-o t-portionintermediate said strips. 9, secondfflat. skeleton tegrally includinga downwardly bifurcated baseportion'and side strips projecting upwardly from ember contoured and outl ned to conform a r ximately, to the frontwise silhouette of, a. man leg above the ankle and including as a unit,

a baser i n. and side strips proie inaups wardiy from the baseportionisaidfstfinsbe ns likewise disposed registrably in'spaced relation in the same vertical plane and, thesecond member having a downwardly opening Skit in. its baseportion. a d said members beimz';adapteda atsaid slotted f t and base portions for interntting 

